JPH11127186A - Information communication system, server equipment, information communication terminal equipment, and information communication method therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To acquire received data with priority from an objective destination among received data addressed to itself stored in the server equipment. SOLUTION: Received data such as an electronic mail addressed to a membership terminal 1 are received by a common server equipment 2 and stored in the common server equipment 2. The received data, from a priority reception sender, which the user of the membership terminal 1 desire the reception with priority among the received data addressed to the membership terminal 1 stored in the common server equipment 2, are extracted based on priority reception sender information registered in advance in the common server equipment 2 and provided for the membership terminal 1 being a request source.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an information communication system for providing communication services such as e-mail communication and facsimile communication, an information communication method, and a server device and an information communication terminal used in these systems and methods. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, with the spread of portable wireless communication terminals such as PHS terminals and the increase in transmission speed of data communication using these portable wireless communication terminals, not only voice communication but also text data and image data, for example, have been developed. Wireless data communication services for wirelessly communicating various types of data have attracted attention.

For example, in a case where a PHS terminal is used, data communication at a transmission speed of 32 kbit / sec becomes possible, and the transmission speed of 28.8 kbit / sec or 33.3 kbit / sec when a modem is used on an analog telephone line. The transmission speed is about the same as 6 kbits / sec.
The environment where facsimile communication and the like can be performed from outdoors using a portable wireless communication terminal has been established.

[0004]

For example, a personal computer is connected via a modem to a host computer called a server connected to a network such as the Internet so that the personal computer can receive and store the received personal computer. Get the e-mail addressed to yourself, or through the server device,
E-mail communication, such as sending e-mail with a designated destination, is often performed. However, a portable information processing display terminal can be equipped with a modem and data communication function, or connected to a PHS terminal. For example, there has been provided an electronic mail communication system capable of performing the above-described electronic mail communication even when going out.

[0005] Then, as described above, using an information communication terminal such as a personal computer or a portable information processing display terminal, the reception data of the e-mail addressed to the user stored in the server device connected to the network is acquired. If so, it can be done as follows.

First, a connection request is sent from the information communication terminal to the server device, and a communication line is connected between the information communication terminal and the server device. Then, the information communication terminal is provided with a list of received data of electronic mail addressed to itself stored in the server from the server device.
The list of received data includes an e-mail address of the transmission source of the received data, title information indicating the contents of the e-mail, information indicating the reception date and time of the e-mail, and the like.

The user of the information communication terminal selects, from the list of received data, received data of the e-mail to be transmitted, and transmits the selected e-mail received data to the server. Request. The server device is
In response to a transmission request from the information communication terminal, received data of the requested e-mail is extracted and transmitted to the requesting information communication terminal.

[0008] Thereby, the user of the information communication terminal can use the received data of the e-mail addressed to the user by acquiring it and displaying it on the display screen of the information communication terminal.

As described above, when using the information communication terminal to acquire the reception data of the e-mail addressed to the user stored in the server device, the user of the information communication terminal must use the server device and the information communication terminal. A communication line is connected between the server and the server, and the user selects the target e-mail reception data from a list of e-mail reception data destined for himself provided from the server, and requests the server to provide the reception data. There must be.

[0010] Therefore, the user of the information communication terminal is also required to receive the data of the e-mail which must be taken into the information communication terminal with priority, such as the reception data of the e-mail from the important destination, by the user of the information communication terminal. It is troublesome because it cannot be obtained unless a request is made to make a selection through a list of received data of the e-mail provided from the device and request the provision.

In the case where a large number of received data of electronic mail addressed to the user are stored in the server device, even though the received data of electronic mail from an important destination has arrived, the received data is deleted. It is considered that inconveniences such as a delay in obtaining e-mail reception data from the important destination due to an oversight or an incorrect selection of e-mail reception data requested to be transmitted may occur. .

In view of the above, the present invention provides an information communication system capable of preferentially acquiring reception data from a target destination among reception data addressed to itself stored in a server device. An object of the present invention is to provide an information communication method, an information communication system, an information communication terminal used for the information communication method, and a server device.

[0013]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information communication system in which a server device and an information communication terminal are connected via a network, and wherein the information communication terminal is connected to the server. An information communication system configured to receive information addressed to itself by cooperating with a device, wherein the server device includes: a reception data storage unit configured to store reception data addressed to the information communication terminal; Among the received data stored in the data storage means, in response to a request from the information communication terminal,
A receiving data providing means for providing the information communication terminal with priority given to reception data from a source of the reception data that the user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives, and the information communication terminal comprises: A request sending means for generating and transmitting a request for acquiring received data addressed to the server device to the server device, and a receiving device receiving the received data addressed to the server device transmitted from the server device are provided.

According to the information communication system of the first aspect of the present invention, received data such as e-mail addressed to the information communication terminal is received by the server device and stored in the received data storage means of the server device. You. Among the received data destined for the information communication terminal stored in the received data storage means, the data received from the source (priority reception source) that the user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives is the information When there is a request from the communication terminal, it is provided to the requesting information communication terminal by the reception data providing means.

The received data provided by the received data providing means of the server device is received by the receiving means of the requesting information communication terminal, and is used by being displayed on a display screen of the information communication terminal.

As described above, the user of the information communication terminal receives the priority data of the reception data addressed to the information communication terminal from the priority reception transmission source without performing an operation such as selecting from a list of reception data. It can be obtained in preference to data received from sources other than the source. As a result, it is possible to reliably obtain and use the received data from the priority receiving transmission source without overlooking it.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided the information communication system according to the first aspect, wherein the server device includes a receiving device that a user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives. A priority reception source information storage unit that stores priority reception source information, which is information about a data transmission source, for each of the information communication terminals, wherein the reception data providing unit stores the priority reception source information in the priority reception source information storage unit The received data from the priority receiving transmission source is preferentially provided to the information communication terminal based on the priority receiving transmission source information.

According to the information communication system of the second aspect of the present invention, the priority reception source information, which is information on the transmission source of the reception data which the user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives, is: It is stored for each information communication terminal by the priority reception source information storage means of the server device.

On the basis of the priority reception source information for each information communication terminal stored in the priority reception source information storage means, the reception data providing means of the server device is directed to the requesting information communication terminal, Received data from the priority reception source is provided to the requesting information communication terminal in preference to reception data from sources other than the priority reception source.

As described above, since the priority reception transmission source information is stored in the server device, the information communication terminal only needs to transmit a request to the server device.
It is possible to acquire the reception data addressed to itself transmitted from the priority reception transmission source. Further, the information communication terminal does not store and hold the priority reception source information, so that no load is applied to the information communication terminal.

An information communication system according to a third aspect is the information communication system according to the first or second aspect, wherein the information communication terminal connects a communication line to the server device. Priority reception request transmission instructing means for instructing transmission of a priority reception request requesting provision of reception data from the priority reception transmission source including a request, and providing the reception data of the server device in response to the priority reception request Communication line disconnecting means for detecting that the provision of the reception data provided by the means has been completed, and disconnecting the communication line connected to the server device. The request sending means generates and sends the priority reception request including the connection request when the sending of the priority reception request is instructed through the priority reception request sending instruction means. And characterized in that.

According to the information communication system of the present invention, when the user of the information communication terminal receives a priority reception request transmission instruction through the priority reception request transmission instruction means, the request transmission means connects. A priority reception request including the request is generated and transmitted.

In response to the priority reception request, a communication line is connected between the server device and the information communication terminal of the request source. Through this communication line, the reception data from the priority reception transmission source is provided to the requesting information communication terminal by the reception data providing means.

The end of transmission of the reception data from the priority reception transmission source provided from the server device is added to, for example, the transmitted reception data by the communication line disconnecting means of the information communication terminal. If the end code is detected by detecting the end code, the communication line connected between the server device and the information communication terminal is disconnected.

As described above, the connection of the communication line between the server device and the information communication terminal, the acquisition of the reception data from the priority reception transmission source, and the disconnection of the connected communication line are performed through the priority reception request transmission instruction means. It can be executed by the instruction of.

[0026] Further, since the connected communication line can be automatically disconnected, only the data received from the preferential reception source can be reliably taken into the information communication terminal and immediately displayed on the information communication terminal. It can be used by displaying it on the screen.

An information communication system according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to any one of the first, second, and third aspects, wherein the server device transmits the information to the information communication terminal. An information notifying unit for notifying the information communication terminal that the reception data from the priority reception transmission source has been received, wherein the information communication terminal receives the notification of the incoming call from the server device. Means for notifying the user of the incoming call.

According to the information communication system of the fourth aspect of the present invention, the incoming notification means of the common server device provides
The reception of the reception data from the priority reception transmission source is notified to the information communication terminal that is the transmission destination of the reception data.

Receiving the incoming call notification, the information communication terminal notifies the user that data is being transmitted from the priority receiving transmission source.

Thus, the user of the information communication terminal can know in a timely manner that data is being transmitted from the priority reception transmission source, and can quickly receive the data from the priority reception transmission source through the information communication terminal. Can be acquired and used.

An information communication system according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the first or third aspect, wherein the reception data providing means of the server device transmits the received data from the information communication terminal to the information communication terminal. Based on the priority reception source information provided together with the request, the reception data from the priority reception source is provided to the information communication terminal with priority, and the information communication terminal is provided with the priority reception source A priority reception source information holding unit that stores information, and in response to a user instruction, the request to the server device, and the priority reception source information held in the priority reception source information holding unit. It is provided to the server device.

According to the information communication system of the present invention, the priority reception source information is stored in the information communication terminal. The priority reception source information is provided to the server device together with a request from the information communication terminal. Based on the priority reception source information provided from the information communication terminal together with this request, the reception data providing means of the server device provides the reception data from the priority reception transmission source to the requesting information communication terminal.

As described above, the priority reception transmission source information can be stored and managed in the information communication terminal. Therefore, if the priority reception transmission source information is registered in the information communication terminal, the priority reception transmission information is immediately transmitted to the server device. Transmission of the original received data can be requested.

An information communication system according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the information communication system according to the first, second, third, fourth or fifth aspect, wherein the information communication The network in which a terminal and the server device are connected includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and the information communication terminal is a wireless communication unit for communicating through a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. It is characterized by having.

According to the information communication system of the present invention, the information communication terminal is constituted by a portable terminal having a wireless communication function. As a result, it is possible to obtain the reception data from the priority reception transmission source from any place such as a destination and at any time.

[0036]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an information communication apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, an information communication system is constructed by connecting a plurality of information communication terminals having a contractual relationship with this server device to one common server device via a network.

In the case of this embodiment, the information communication terminal
It is configured as a portable wireless communication terminal and has a function to receive provision services such as an information provision service from a common server device, and a telephone function of a PHS (Personal Handy Phone System) and a data communication function of facsimile and e-mail. The configuration is also provided. Then, the electronic mail communication, the facsimile communication, and the information providing service are configured to be performed by cooperation of the individual portable wireless communication terminals and the server device.

The received data of e-mail or facsimile addressed to each portable radio communication terminal is received and stored in the server device, so that each portable radio communication terminal has a communication line with the server device. Is connected to receive the reception data addressed to itself. At this time,
Each portable wireless communication terminal receives a list of received data addressed to itself from the server device, selects target received data, and transmits a transmission request for the selected received data to the server device. As a result, the target received data is provided.

In this embodiment, as will be described in detail later, the transmission source (priority reception transmission source) of the reception data of e-mail or facsimile that the user of each portable radio communication terminal preferentially receives is described. By registering the priority reception source information, which is the information of the mobile communication terminal, in advance, the server device responds to the request from the mobile communication terminal in response to the request from the priority reception source of the requesting mobile wireless communication terminal. The received data is transmitted with priority and can be provided to the requesting portable wireless communication terminal.

As a result, the user of the portable radio communication terminal does not have to take any trouble such as selecting desired reception data from a list of reception data of e-mail or facsimile addressed to himself / herself as described above. It is possible to obtain electronic mail and facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source in a targeted and reliable manner.
In the following, for the sake of simplicity, priority reception source information is registered for the reception data of the e-mail, and the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception source is automatically and preferentially received. An example in which the information is acquired will be described.

[Explanation of Network System] First, a communication network system according to this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a conceptual configuration of a communication network system to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a portable wireless communication terminal having a contract relationship with a common server device; Is a common server device. A plurality of portable wireless communication terminals 1 and a common common server device 2 include a network 3 for portable wireless communication terminals,
This network 3 is connected through a dedicated backbone network 5 connected through one or more access points 4.

The portable wireless communication terminal network 3 includes:
Other portable wireless communication terminals that are not in contract with the common server device 2 are also connected. However, the portable wireless communication terminals that can receive a data communication service from the common server device 2 as described later must Only the portable wireless communication terminal 1 contracted with the device 2. In order to avoid confusion with a portable wireless communication terminal having no contractual relationship with the common server device 2, in the following description, a portable wireless communication terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 will be referred to as a member terminal.

When a contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 is established, the member is given member identification information and a password in this embodiment. Address information for connection is also provided.

However, in this embodiment, a member who has made a contract is provided with a member in which a memory in which connection information such as identification information such as member identification information and a password and address information of a server device are stored in advance. By handing over the terminal, the member does not need to be aware of these identification information and connection information. Then, as in the related art, there is no need for the member to input these identification information and connection information to his / her own terminal. That is, each of the member terminals 1 is provided with a terminal ID for identifying the terminal, and the terminal ID becomes member identification information.

On the other hand, a terminal ID is registered in the member management server of the common server device 2 in advance, and a member contract is created. To be registered.

The password is commonly assigned to all member terminals. Of course, each member terminal may be individually set and managed. The common server device 2 also manages this password.

The address information of the common server device 2 is commonly stored in the memories of all the member terminals. However, as will be described later, the communication path connected to the common server device 2 may be different depending on the member terminal, and in such a case, the address of the server device or the like passing through the route differs depending on the member terminal.

As described above, the member terminal of this embodiment has the user ID (in this case, the information communication terminal) required when requesting connection of the communication path from the member terminal to the common server device. A memory in which connection information such as identification information such as ID, password, and the like, and address information of the server device is stored. The common server manages these as member information.

This simplifies the process of applying for a connection contract with the common server device, which is required when a member contract is made, and generally, the user ID and the like that must be transmitted to the information communication terminal after the application process is completed. It is possible to completely eliminate the need for the member to input the password and the address information of the server device, and the member accesses the common server device using the member terminal as soon as the member terminal is obtained, and the common server device All of the data communication services that can be provided, such as e-mail communication, facsimile communication, and information providing service, can be used.

Each of the plurality of member terminals 1 and other portable wireless communication terminals of the same type is wirelessly connected to a wireless base station 6 provided in a predetermined area unit in consideration of, for example, a range where radio waves can reach. In the network 3 for a portable wireless communication terminal such as a connection between the wireless base stations 6, an optical cable is used, for example.

The dedicated backbone network 5 is connected to a network management server 7 for managing the network 5. This network management server device 7
Manages so-called routing between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1. Therefore, from the viewpoint of routing management in the network management server device 7, the common server device 2 can be positioned as one of the terminal devices connected to the dedicated backbone network 5. In this case, the network management server device 7 is also connected to the Internet 8.

The address information stored in the above-mentioned member terminal 1 includes the address of the network management server 7.

In this embodiment, the network management server device 7 is also directly connected to the common server device 2 and authenticates the member terminal 1 on behalf of the common server device 2. At the same time, the network management server device 7 transmits the access history from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 to the common server device 2. That is, in the present embodiment, the common server device 2 is configured to perform general member management such as charging log collection of the member terminal 1.

That is, in the case of this embodiment, the member terminal 1 has a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 and
It does not have a contract relationship with the network management server device 7. The common server device 2 manages the member terminal 1 on the network connection by using the network management server device 7.
And there is also a contract relationship between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7. Therefore, the common server device 2 can be connected to another dedicated backbone network and its network management server device in exactly the same relationship as the dedicated backbone network 5 and the network management server device 7 described above. .

Therefore, it is possible to assign a network management server to each member terminal in consideration of the area of the member to which the member terminal is distributed. However, since the address of the network management server is also written in the memory of the member terminal in advance, the member himself does not recognize it.

That is, in the case of this embodiment, when viewed from the common server device 2, a specific dedicated backbone network is allocated to each member terminal 1, and the common server device 2 from each member terminal 1 is assigned. Is always managed so as to pass through the dedicated backbone network allocated for the member terminal. However, when viewed from the member terminal 1, the access between the common server device 2 and the network management server device 7 Is completely irrelevant, the member terminal 1 simply accesses the common server device 2 and is managed by the common server device 2 only.

According to such a network management configuration, for example, by making the common server device 2 have all the service functions of the individual network management server devices 7, the user of the member terminal 1 In order to receive various services provided by the network management server device 7 of
Instead of making a contract with the common server device 2, various services provided by the common server device 2 can be received only by creating a contract relationship with the common server device 2, which is very convenient.

The common server device 2 is connected to a public line network 9 and, as described later, the member terminal 1 is connected to a communication terminal 10 such as a facsimile terminal or a personal computer connected to the public line network 9. A function is provided for enabling transmission and reception of communication data between the devices.

Further, in this embodiment, the common server device 2 includes a storage unit which is a part of the provided information database in order to provide the member terminal 1 with the information providing service. Further, the common server device 2 is connected to the content providing device 11, and acquires information from the content providing device 11, which is a part of a database of information provided to the member, and provides the acquired information to the member terminal 1. To

The content providing device 11 is provided by a providing company having unique providing information, and provides the information to the member terminal 1 through the common server device 2 according to a contract with a service company having the common server device 2. Is what you do. In FIG. 1, the content providing device 11
Although only the number is shown, a plurality of content providing apparatuses 11 may be connected to the common server apparatus 2.

The connection between the common server device 2 and the content providing device 11 may be connected through a dedicated line or connected through a network such as the Internet.

In the case of this embodiment, information from the content providing device 11 connected to the common server device 2 through the dedicated line or the network is transmitted to the common server device 2.
However, when there is a service provision request from the member terminal 1, the content providing device 11 is accessed and acquired, and is provided to the requesting member terminal 1.

It is also conceivable to obtain information from the content providing device 11 as needed and store it in the internal memory of the common server device 2 to update the content stored in the internal memory. When the number of providing devices 11 increases and the amount of provided information increases, there is a problem that the memory unit of the common server device 2 must be enlarged.

On the other hand, as in this embodiment,
When the common server device 2 acquires only the requested information from the content providing device 11 and provides it to the member terminal 1 when a request is made from the member terminal 1, the memory of the common server device 2 can be obtained. The size of the department will not be large.
If the information provided in the content providing device 11 is constantly updated, the common server device 2 can always provide the latest information to the member terminal 1 simply by acquiring the information from the content providing device 11. it can.

In this embodiment, the common server device 2 is connected to one or a plurality of content providing devices 11 and collects information from these content providing devices 11 in a concentrated manner to form a member terminal. 1, the member terminal 1 does not need to make a contract with each of the content providing devices 11, and regardless of the format of information from the plurality of content providing devices 11, etc. Necessary information can be received from the common server device 2.

As a method of providing content to the common server device 2 by a provider having unique provided information, the content is not provided to the common server device 2 by connecting through a dedicated line or a network as described above. There is also a mode in which a content provider provides a recording medium such as a CD-ROM to the common server device 2 and stores the recording medium in the storage unit of the common server device 2.

In this embodiment, as described above, identification information (member identification information) such as a member ID and a password including a member terminal number and the like, and a special dedicated backbone network for each terminal are used. Connection information such as address information of the common server device 2 is registered in the nonvolatile memory of the member terminal 1 in advance and distributed. The common server device 2 and the ISP server device 7I manage these pieces of information.

Therefore, the purchase of the member terminal 1 causes a contractual relationship with the common server device 2, and the purchaser of the member terminal 1 can use the member terminal 1 previously stored in the non-volatile memory of the member terminal 1. The common server device 2 is automatically accessed using the identification information and the connection information, and all services that the common server device 2 can provide can be provided via the member terminal 1. I have.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1
Is excellent in portability, and can be provided with various information providing services simply by accessing the common server device 2 at any time and from any place.

In this embodiment, the member terminal 1 realizes its facsimile communication and e-mail communication functions and related functions by cooperating with the common server device 2. That is, the member terminal 1 does not have a large-capacity memory for these communications. Instead, the common server device 2 includes a memory or a memory area for receiving data of each member terminal 1. In addition, the member terminal 1 transmits, to the common server device 2, an application for realizing various functions except an application for processing a minimum necessary (software of a microcomputer), for example, an application for a display application. I leave it to you. That is, in the member terminal 1, when the user performs a key operation, for example, corresponding to a request for obtaining a target function, the request is sent to the common server device 2, and the common server device 2 The application runs. Then, the processing result of the application is sent to the member terminal 1.

The above is the outline of the configuration of the embodiment of the present invention. A more specific configuration will be described below.

FIG. 2 shows the concept of the communication network system shown in FIG. 1 more concretely. In this case, the member terminal 1 has a multifunction peripheral configuration of a PHS telephone terminal and a PDA (Personal Digital Assistance) having a data communication function. In addition to the PHS telephone function, the member terminal 1 has a facsimile communication It has a function and an e-mail communication function, and also has a function of receiving an information providing service from the common server device 2.

In this example, the network 3 for the portable radio communication terminal to which the radio base station 6 is connected is a PHS / ISD
N network 3n. Therefore, the member terminal 1 can perform telephone communication with another member terminal 1 or a non-member PHS terminal through the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN network 3n-wireless base station 6, and also has the wireless base station 6-PHS / ISDN.
Telephone communication can be performed with a general subscriber telephone terminal through the network 3n.

In this example, the dedicated backbone network 5
The network is managed by an ISP (Internet Service Provider). That is, 5N is the ISP backbone, that is, a network such as a LAN, and the ISP backbone 5N and the PHS / I
The SDN network 3n is PIAFS (PHS Int), which is an industry standard method of 32 Kbit / s transmission rate for PHS.
ernet Access Forum Standa
rd) through the access point 4P.

Reference numeral 5N denotes an ISP router through which the ISP backbone 5N and the ISP server device 7 corresponding to the network management server device 7 are connected.
I and the common server device 2 are connected.

As described above, the ISP server device 7I authenticates the access from the member terminal 1 by the trust of the common server device 2 side. That is,
The ISP server device 7I includes the ISP server device 7I
Terminal 1 that accesses common server device 2 via
Is registered in advance by entrustment from the common server device 2, and the ISP server device 7I has access to a terminal connected to the ISP backbone 5N. Sometimes, the terminal accessing the IS
Authentication is performed to determine whether or not the member terminal 1 is to be connected to the common server device 2 through the P backbone 5N.
If so, the access is sent to the common server device 2 through the router 5R.

The ISP server device 7I stores the access history (log) of the member terminal 1 in the shared server device 2
Send to The common server device 2 receives access history information of each of the plurality of member terminals from the one or more ISP server devices 7I, and comprehensively manages the billing of each of the member terminals.

In this example, the content providing device 11
It is connected to the common server device 2 via the Internet 8, and when the common server device 2 is needed, information to be provided from the content providing device 11 is acquired via the Internet 8 and provided to the member terminal 1. As described above, the content providing device 11 can be connected to the common server device 2 not through the Internet 8 but through a dedicated line. Further, the ISP server device 7I can also be a content providing device.

[Configuration of Common Server Device 2] FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of the common server device 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the common server device 2 includes a master server 21, a mail server 22, a facsimile server 23, an incoming call notification server 24, and an HTTP (H
hyper Text Transfer Protocol
ol) A D server 25, a content server 26, and a content proxy server 27 are connected by a LAN (local area network). This LAN is also connected to the Internet 8.

The master server 21 performs management of member data, application for content options, cancellation processing, and management and maintenance of the entire network. The master server 21 includes a memory 21M that stores member data (user information) including member identification information such as the above-described member ID and password. Further, in this embodiment, the memory 21M of the master server has a function as a priority reception source information storage unit, and stores priority reception source information for each member terminal 1. The priority reception source information is, for example, in response to a request from the member terminal 1,
The information is registered in the memory 21M.

The mail server 22 mainly manages and operates the mail service.
Office Protocol) or IMAP
(Internet Message Access
(Protocol) server function, and performs interface processing with the member terminal 1. The mail server 22 includes a memory 22M called a mailbox for member terminals. The mail box 22M has a memory area divided for each of the member terminals 1, and stores received data of an e-mail addressed to each of the member terminals for each of the member terminals.

In this embodiment, as will be described later, one member terminal transmits a message to another member terminal.
Facsimile data in text data format that does not include image data (image data) is also stored in this mailbox 2
It is stored as e-mail data in the 2M memory area for the other member terminal.

The facsimile server 23 executes an application for a facsimile communication function. A mail server function is implemented for the interface with the member terminal 1, and a PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) for G3 facsimile
It also has a communication line function and is connected to the ISDN 9. Further, a memory 23M called a facsimile box (hereinafter referred to as a facsimile box) for storing image data as facsimile data is provided. The FAX box 23M also has a memory area divided for each member terminal, and stores facsimile reception data including image data addressed to each member terminal for each member terminal 1.

[0086] The incoming call notification server 24, when an electronic mail or facsimile is received to the member terminal, sends an ISD
This is for notifying each member terminal 1 of the incoming call through an N line (ISDN network 9).

[0086] The incoming call notification server 24
The e-mail and facsimile incoming information addressed to the member terminal from the facsimile server 23 is acquired, and based on this information, an incoming queue for the e-mail and facsimile for the member terminal 1 is generated. Using the telephone number of the member terminal 1 included in the received information or the telephone number of the member terminal 1 obtained from the mail server, the member terminal 1 to be notified of the incoming call is transmitted through the ISDN public network 9 in this embodiment. Then, a call is made using the pseudo incoming call service, the response of the member terminal 1 is confirmed, and the information of the incoming call notification is sent to the member terminal 1. In this case, the information of the incoming call notification is transmitted together with information for identifying the incoming of an electronic mail or the incoming of a facsimile.

In the simulated call receiving service, the portable radio communication terminal does not ring the bell, but makes a call to the other party to form a communication path with the other party, and immediately disconnects the line after transmitting necessary data. This service can be used at a low price. If the member terminal 1 is within the range of the radio wave, the common server device 2 can send an incoming call notification to the member terminal 1 by the call based on the pseudo incoming call.

The HTTPD server 25 controls an interface with the member terminal 1. All processes when the member terminal 1 is connected to the common server device 2 are as follows:
Via the server 25, each functional server is connected.

The contents server 26 is a server for contents information processing provided by the common server device 2. The server 26 uses 2 for content information to be provided.
And two information storage memories 26A and 26B. The one memory 26A is for holding information to be provided in the server 26 in advance. Another memory 2
6B does not hold information to be provided in the common server device 2 and temporarily stores data obtained from the content providing device 11 via the Internet 8 in use in the embodiment of FIG. belongs to.

The content proxy server 27 is used to acquire content data from the external content providing device 11 via the Internet 8. The proxy server 27 functions in conjunction with a firewall (not shown) to create an environment in which the outside can be freely accessed from the inside of the firewall while preventing unauthorized access from the outside.

[Regarding Member Terminal 1] Next, the member terminal 1
Will be described. FIG. 4 shows an example of the external appearance of the member terminal 1, and FIG. 6 shows an example of the internal circuit configuration of the member terminal 1. As described above, the member terminal 1 of this example
Has a configuration of a composite terminal having a PHS telephone function, facsimile communication and e-mail communication functions, and a data communication function for receiving an information providing service.

[0092] The member terminal 1 of this embodiment is different from that of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4A and FIG.
4A, the cover panel 101 is openable and closable.
In the telephone mode operating as the S telephone terminal and in the state of FIG. 4B in which the cover panel 101 is opened, data communication capable of obtaining a facsimile communication function, an e-mail communication function, and an information providing service receiving function. Mode. Although not shown, a sensor for detecting the opening and closing of the cover panel 101 is provided for this mode switching.

As this sensor, for example, a projection is provided on the inside of the cover panel 101, and a pressing switch is provided at a position corresponding to the projection on the main body 100 side. A mechanical sensor that presses a push switch is used.

Further, a sensor switch having a structure in which a magnet is provided on one of the cover panel 101 and the main body 100 and a switch made of a magnetic sensitive element is provided on the other may be used.

As shown in FIG. 4 (B), the member terminal 1 has a large main LCD (liquid crystal display) 105M on a surface of the main body 100 which appears when the cover panel 101 is opened. This main LCD 105M
, A message, a menu, a received facsimile list, a received electronic mail list, and the like can be displayed.

FIG. 4 shows the front side of the cover panel 101.
As shown in (A), a numeric keypad 102 for telephone (for dialing) is provided and a sub-L
A CD 105S is provided. 103 is an antenna for PHS.

FIG. 4 with the cover panel 101 closed.
In the state (A), the display surface of the LCD 105 can be viewed through the LCD window 104 made of, for example, a transparent plastic plate. In this case, in the telephone mode in which the cover panel 101 is closed, in the standby state, only the sub LCD 105S is displayed, and the main LCD 105S is displayed.
105M is turned off.

In the telephone mode, for example, when making a call, the main LCD 105M is in a displayable state. However, in this case, the main LCD is displayed so that the display is performed only on the portion that can be viewed from the LCD display window 104.
105M is display-controlled. Then, a telephone number or the like input by the user is displayed in a portion facing the LCD display window 104.

FIG. 5 shows the cover panel 101 in the telephone mode.
Shows the state of the display unit that the user observes in
FIG. 5A shows an example of a display state on the sub LCD 105S and the display window 104 in a standby state.
(B) shows the sub LCD 105S and the display window 10 at the time of calling.
4 shows an example of the display state in FIG.

In this case, in FIG.
Each mark (including characters) 151 to 105S displayed
Reference numerals 157 indicate the following meanings by displaying the marks.

That is, the mark 151 indicates the strength of the radio wave received by the member terminal 1 in a place where the radio wave reaches, and the display content changes according to the strength of the radio wave.
For example, the bar to the right of the antenna mark changes depending on the strength. The mark 152 indicates that the member terminal 1 is used in the public mode. The mark 153 indicates that the member terminal 1 is in a place where radio waves cannot reach. Mark 154
Indicates the remaining amount of the battery, and the display mode changes according to the remaining amount.

The mark 155 is a facsimile incoming call mark indicating that there is a facsimile incoming call addressed to its own terminal, and is displayed upon receiving a facsimile incoming call notification from the common server device 2 as described later. Also, mark 156
Is an e-mail arrival mark indicating that an e-mail has arrived at its own terminal, and is displayed upon receiving an e-mail arrival notification from the common server device 2. Mark 157
Indicates that the mode of notifying the user of the incoming call of the terminal 1 to the user is not by ringing but by vibration.

When the cover panel 101 is opened, the sub LCD
Since the display of 105S is invisible to the user, when the member terminal 1 enters the data communication mode, the sub LCD 105
S is turned off, and the main LCD 105M becomes displayable. The marks 151 to 157 that have been displayed on the sub LCD 105S until then are displayed on the main LC 105S.
D105M is controlled to be displayed in a display area corresponding to sub LCD 105S.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment,
A transparent touch panel 1 on the surface of the main LCD 105M
06 is affixed, and on the back side of the cover panel 101,
As shown in FIG. 4B, a function is provided for accepting a touch operation with the pen 107 which is detachably attached and a handwritten character input.

Further, on the back side of the cover panel 101, a plurality of key buttons 108 such as a menu key K1, an online connection key K2, a priority collective key K3 described later, etc. are provided as direct keys. Furthermore, main L
On the right side of the CD 105M, a jog dial key 109 having two functions of a rotation key and a push button key is provided. When the jog dial key 109 is rotated as a rotation key, an item selection operation in, for example, a menu can be performed, and when the jog dial key 109 is pressed as a push button key, it is treated as meaning to determine and input the selected item. .

Next, a circuit block of the member terminal 1 shown in FIG. 6 will be described. The member terminal 1 of this example is roughly divided into a communication function unit 110 and a control unit 120.

The communication function unit 110 includes an antenna 111,
An RF processing unit 112, a transmission / reception data processing unit 113, a microphone amplifier 114, a speaker amplifier 115,
It comprises a microphone 100MC and a speaker 100SP.

The control unit 120 is constituted by a microcomputer, and includes a system control unit 121 constituted by a CPU, a ROM 122, and a DRAM 123.
And a flash memory 124 as a rewritable nonvolatile memory.

The above-described sensor switch SW which is turned on / off according to the opening / closing of the cover panel 101 is connected to the system control section 121. The on / off of the sensor switch SW causes the cover panel 10 to be turned on / off.
1 is an open state or a closed state.
1 is detected, and when the cover panel 101 is in the closed state,
A telephone mode is set in which the member terminal 1 is controlled as a PHS telephone terminal. When the cover panel 101 is open, the member terminal 1 is set in a data communication mode in which the member terminal 1 is controlled as a terminal for facsimile communication, mail communication, reproduction of information provided from the common server device 2, and the like.

The system controller 121 receives information indicating the state of the key switch group of the numeric keypad 102 and the switch group of the key button 108 provided on the back side of the cover panel 101. When a key operation is performed by the user, the system control unit 121 detects whether the key operation is one of the numeric keypad 102 and the key button 108, and executes a process corresponding to the detected key.

A main LCD driver 125 and a sub LCD driver 128 are connected to the system control unit 121, and the above-described mark display and other information are displayed on the main LCD 105M and the sub LCD 105S using a program and display data of a ROM 122 described later. Is displayed.

The system control section 121 has a buzzer 127 for notifying the user of an incoming call.
And an LED (light emitting diode) 126 are connected.

In the ROM 122, a program for controlling a sequence for connection with the common server device 2, a control program for receiving an incoming call notification from the common server device 2, a control program for PHS telephone communication, A communication program required for communication at the member terminal 1 such as a control program for facsimile transmission, a control program for mail transmission, a control program for receiving facsimile data and mail data, and a main LCD 105M And sub LCD105S
, A display control program for display control, display data for menu display, and the like are stored.

As will be described later, the DRAM 123 is provided with an area for temporarily storing received data obtained from the common server device 2 and for using a memory as a work area.

As described above, the flash memory 124 has the member ID information such as the terminal ID and the password as the member ID, and the ISP for the common server 2.
Connection information such as address information on a network for automatic connection from the member terminal 1 through the server device 7I is stored in advance.

The member identification information indicates that the member terminal 1 is a terminal having a contractual relationship with the common server device 2 and that a data communication service such as a facsimile communication service, an e-mail communication service, and an information providing service is transmitted from the common server device 2. This is information for indicating that the terminal is an acceptable terminal and for identifying the user of each member terminal.

The member information such as the member identification information is stored in the memory 21 of the main server 21 of the common server device 2.
M and is also managed in the common server device 2. The member identification information is stored in the ISP server device 7.
The ISP server device 7I performs authentication based on the member identification information as to whether or not the member has accessed the member.

Furthermore, the flash memory 124 has a DR
There is also provided an area for storing, among the received data temporarily stored in the AM 123, data that is particularly desired to be stored.
In addition, the flash memory 124 stores an area for storing address information of content information that may be repeatedly provided and title information indicating the content of the content information, among content information provided through the common server device 2. It also has.

The operation of the member terminal 1 having the above-described configuration will be described below, including the operation of the related common server device.

First, the PHS telephone mode will be described. With the cover panel 101 closed, the numeric keypad 10
When you dial the telephone number of the other party using 2,
A call is made. In addition, when the member terminal 1 as the PHS telephone terminal receives an incoming call with the cover panel 101 closed, the user is notified by a buzzer 127, and when the user answers, the incoming call is received. Can be in a call state.

When a call is received with the cover panel 101 opened, a call can be made at any time by pressing a call key (not shown) provided on the main body 100 side. However, the call is made on the cover panel 101.
In a closed state.

At the time of this PHS telephone call, the member terminal 1 transmits a transmission signal and receives a reception signal while the transmission / reception data processing unit 113 receives control from the system control unit 121.

That is, the audio signal from the microphone 100MC is transmitted to the transmission / reception data processing unit 1 via the amplifier 114.
13 to be converted into transmission data and transmitted to the RF processor 1
12, data is transmitted to the wireless base station 6 via the antenna 111, and voice data from the other party is received by the antenna 111 from the wireless base station 6, and the received data is processed by the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Being
The call voice signal of the other party is restored, and it is supplied to the speaker 100SP through the amplifier 115 and is emitted.

Next, the data communication mode will be described. In the data communication mode, the member terminal 1 is configured to realize a facsimile function, an electronic mail function, a WWW browser function, a memo function, and the like. A list of these functions is displayed on the main LCD 1 by operating a menu key of the key buttons 108.
Displayed on the 05M screen. Then, the user selects and determines a desired function from the function list menu displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M by rotating and pressing the jog dial key 109, and the member terminal 1 determines the desired function. The mode for executing the function is entered.

In the member terminal 1 of this embodiment, when transmitting and receiving facsimile data,
The transmission and reception of electronic mail are all processed via the common server device 2.

The data exchange between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 is performed by a communication method compatible with the network 3 and the network 5 irrespective of a predetermined communication method as a facsimile communication method. To do. That is, in the case of this embodiment, the facsimile data and the e-mail data
SMTP (Simple Mail), a standard procedure used to transfer e-mail over the Internet
Transfer Protocol (Transfer Protocol), and information provided from the common server device 2 in the WWW browser function is HTTP (Hyper Text Tr).
The transmission data and the reception data are exchanged between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 according to the PIAFS method using the PHS network by using the transfer protocol.

In this case, in the member terminal 1, the transmission data is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, as described above, and the transmission is executed to execute the system control unit 121.
And the transmission / reception data processing unit 113 and the RF processing unit 11 in the communication protocol and data format described above.
2. Wireless transmission is performed sequentially via the antenna 111.

The data received from the common server device 2 is received by the antenna 111, and is temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 by the system control unit 121 through the RF processing unit 112 and the transmission / reception data processing unit 113. Then, under the control of the system control unit 121, L
The data is transmitted as display data to the main LCD 105M through the CD driver 125, and the display content based on the received data is displayed.

The memo function includes "handwritten memo" for inputting using the pen 107 and the touch panel 106, and "type" for displaying a keyboard on the screen of the main LCD 105M and creating a document using the display keyboard. Note "
There is. In both cases of the handwritten memo and the type memo, the created image or document can be transmitted as facsimile data.

That is, in either the handwritten memo mode or the type memo mode, the main LCD 105
On the screen of M, a menu bar including a tag (constituted of button icons) “FAX transmission (facsimile transmission)” indicating the content of the next processing is displayed, and this “FAX transmission” tag is displayed. Is selected with, for example, a pen, an input mode screen for a telephone number of a destination terminal to be transmitted or a facsimile title is displayed. Then, after inputting the telephone number and title of the other party's terminal and selecting the "Send" tag displayed in this mode, the image or document created by the handwritten memo or the type memo is transmitted as facsimile data. .

However, as described above, in this case, the facsimile data is transmitted to the common server device 2 as e-mail data, so that the image data and the document data are not bitmap data of facsimile communication, but
The image data is, for example, GIF (Graphics In)
(Change Format), and the document data is in a text data format.

When the destination is other than the member, the common server device 2 performs a process of converting the received data into bitmap data and transmitting the data by facsimile to a terminal other than the member. When the destination is the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 stores the received data in the mailbox 22 M or the FAX box 23 M, and sends the data to each member terminal 1 via the incoming call notification server 24. Notify that there was an incoming call. This incoming call notification is performed not only when facsimile data is received but also when e-mail data is received.

In this embodiment, the facsimile function executed in the member terminal 1
A function of acquiring and storing the facsimile reception data addressed to the member terminal received and stored in the DRAM 123, a facsimile reception box function for enabling use of the facsimile reception data stored in the DRAM 123, and the flash memory 124. To remember
It has a facsimile storage box function that can use facsimile reception data that is held even when the main power is turned off or the battery is low.

Each of these functions is selected and executed from the function list menu, and when each function is being executed, a predetermined tag displayed on the main LCD 105M of the member terminal 1 is displayed on the pen 107 or the jog dial key. The function to be executed can be changed by making a selection using the button 109.

When the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed when the facsimile function is selected, the member terminal 1 automatically performs a process for connecting to the common server device 2. . That is, the member terminal 1 sends a request to connect to the common server device 2 based on the address data of the flash memory 124 and the member identification information. Then, the ISP server 7I, which is a network management server, authenticates whether the accessed terminal is a member terminal, and if it is a member terminal, performs a process of connecting to the common server device 2.

The common server device 2 recognizes the connected member terminal, creates a list of facsimile reception data received to the member terminal, and sends the list to the member terminal 1. Therefore, in this example, the online connection key K2
Also has the role of a request key for the received information list.

The member terminal 1 receives a request from the common server 2
The data of the list is received and temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, and the list is displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M. The user can select desired facsimile reception data from this list using the jog dial key 109 and the pen 107. The desired facsimile reception data is selected and "Import"
Is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the received data to the common server device 2.

When this request is received, the common server 2
Extracts the requested facsimile reception data and sends it to the member terminal 1 by e-mail SMTP. The member terminal 1 temporarily stores the received data in the DRAM 123.

By selecting a plurality of pieces of facsimile reception data desired to be provided to the common server device 2 in the list of facsimile reception data,
It is also possible to request provision of a plurality of pieces of facsimile reception data at a time and to receive provision of a plurality of selected pieces of facsimile reception data.

In this way, the facsimile reception data addressed to itself is provided from the common server device 2 and is loaded into the DRAM 123, and then the above-described facsimile reception box function is executed, whereby the member terminal 1 is provided.
Displays on the main LCD 105M a fetched reception data list, which is a list of facsimile reception data temporarily stored in the DRAM 123, and uses the fetched reception data list to select the main LCD 105M from the facsimile reception data fetched into the DRAM 123.
, Facsimile reception data to be stored in the flash memory 124, or facsimile reception data to be deleted can be specified.

Facsimile reception data to be displayed via the received reception data list is
As described above, the data is read from the DRAM 123 by the system control unit 121, converted into display data, and displayed on the screen of the main LCD 105M.
Therefore, the user can select necessary facsimile data and view it on the screen of the main LCD 105M.

The facsimile reception data stored in the flash memory 124 via the received reception data list is transferred from the DRAM 123 to the flash memory 124 under the control of the system control unit 121, and 124. Therefore, the user selects facsimile reception data required by the user,
By executing the facsimile storage box function described above, the facsimile reception data stored in the flash memory 124 can be recalled and viewed at any time. The user can also perform processing such as selecting unnecessary facsimile reception data and deleting it from the flash memory 124.

Next, the electronic mail function will be described.
In this embodiment, the e-mail function executed in the member terminal 1 is the same as the facsimile function described above, and the received data of the e-mail addressed to the member terminal received and stored in the common server device 2 is stored. It has a function of acquiring and storing in the DRAM 123, an e-mail reception box function, an e-mail storage box function, an e-mail transmission box function, and the like.

The e-mail receiving box function is a DRAM
This is for using the received data of the e-mail stored in 123. The e-mail storage box function is provided so that the e-mail storage box function does not disappear even when the main power is turned off or the battery is low.
4 enables the use of the received data of the e-mail stored in the e-mail. The e-mail transmission box function is for transmitting an e-mail created in the member terminal 1 by designating a destination.

Each of these functions can be selected and executed from the function list menu, or a predetermined tag displayed on the main LCD 105M of the member terminal 1 when the function is being executed can be displayed on the pen 107 or the jog dial key. The function to be executed can be changed by making a selection using the button 109.

Also, as described above, in this embodiment, the priority reception source information, which is the information on the source of the received data of the e-mail that the user of the member terminal 1 desires to receive preferentially, is used. Each member terminal is registered in advance in the server device, and as described below, data received from an e-mail from a priority reception transmission source is provided to the member terminal 1 preferentially.

In this embodiment, the registration, change, and deletion of the priority reception source information in the common server device 2 can be performed by the priority reception source registration function executed in the member terminal 1. Has been. The priority reception source registration function will be described later with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. Assuming that the priority reception source information of the member terminal 1 has already been registered in the common server device 2,
A process at the time of executing the e-mail function in this embodiment will be described.

When the e-mail function is selected and the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed, the member terminal 1 is connected to the common terminal similarly to the case where the facsimile function is selected. A process for connecting to the server device 2 is automatically performed. That is, the member terminal 1
Using the address data and the member identification information of the flash memory 124, a connection request for requesting a connection to the common server device 2 is transmitted.

In this embodiment, as described above, the priority reception source information, which is information on the transmission source of the received data of the e-mail that the user of the member terminal 1 prefers to receive, is Since the common server device 2 is registered in the common server device 2 in advance, the common server device 2 responds to the connection request from the member terminal 1 and receives a list of received data of electronic mail addressed to the member terminal 1 of the connection request source (hereinafter, mail list). ), And based on the priority reception source information of the member terminal 1 of the connection request source, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is extracted. Then, together with the created mail list, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is transmitted to the member terminal 1 of the connection request source.

Therefore, in this case, the online connection key K2 has a function as a connection request key, a transmission request key for a mail list, and a transmission request key for reception data of an e-mail from the priority reception transmission source. is there.

The member terminal 1 receives the mail list and the reception data of the electronic mail from the priority reception transmission source, and
The mail list is temporarily stored in the AM 123, and the mail list is
It is displayed on the screen of the CD 105M. As described above, in the present embodiment, the member terminal 1 sends the connection request to the common server device 2 so that the mail list and the reception list of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source are sent from the common server device 2. And have been able to receive the offer.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an example of a mail list transmitted from the common server device 2 to the connection requesting member terminal 1 in response to a connection request from the member terminal 1. As shown in FIG. 7, in the upper part of the mail list, a tag having the name of the list called [mail list] is displayed, and the contents of the processing function that can be executed and the tag (button Icon) is displayed.

In the case of this mail list, the [display] tag 201, the [take in] tag 202, and the [delete specified item]
A tag 203 and a [line disconnection] tag 204 are displayed. Then, the user selects a processing function, for example, the pen 1
07 or the jog dial key 109,
By specifying any position of the tag 204, the tag 2
The processing functions of the contents displayed in 01 to 204 are executed.

As shown in FIG. 7, in this embodiment, the mail list includes an unreceived column 301 and a priority column 30.
2. E-mail address column 303, reception date column 304,
It has a title column 305 and a check column 306,
An arrow cursor (hereinafter simply referred to as a cursor) 307 indicating the selected line is displayed.

[0155] The star (★) displayed in the unreceived column 301 is
This indicates that the received data has not been taken into the member terminal 1 yet. An asterisk (*) displayed in the priority column 302 indicates that the received data is received data from the priority reception transmission source and has already been taken into the member terminal 1.

In the e-mail address column 303,
The e-mail address of the sender is displayed, and the reception date field 3
In 04, the reception date and reception time of the reception data are displayed. In the title column 305, title information indicating the content of the received data is displayed. Check column 306
Is used, for example, for selecting received data requesting transmission or requesting deletion for the common server device 2. By using this check box 306, it is possible to request transmission of a plurality of received data at once,
Alternatively, it is made possible to request deletion.

In this embodiment, as described above, when the mail list shown in FIG. 7 is provided to the member terminal 1 and displayed on the main LCD 105M, * is displayed in the priority column 302 of the mail list. The displayed received data has already been taken into the member terminal 1. That is, the user of the member terminal 1 simply selects the e-mail function and presses the online connection key K2,
E-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source can be acquired.

Further, by operating the member terminal as follows, it is possible to obtain the reception data of the e-mail from a source other than the priority reception transmission source through the mail list. That is, the user of the member terminal 1 moves the cursor 307 using the jog dial key 109 or selects the reception data of the e-mail to be provided from the displayed e-mail list using the pen 107. be able to.

[0159] Then, when the reception data of the e-mail desired to be provided is selected and the "take in" tag 202 is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to acquire the reception data of the selected e-mail in common. It is transmitted to the server device 2.

In response, common server device 2 extracts the received data of the requested e-mail and sends it to member terminal 1 by SMTP. The member terminal 1 temporarily stores the received data in the DRAM 123. In this case, the received data of the e-mail selected and requested to be acquired on the mail list is added to the received data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source that has been taken in earlier, and is added to the DRA
It is stored in M123.

The user of the member terminal 1 uses the jog dial key 109 or the pen 107 to delete, from the mail list, the received data of the electronic mail addressed to the user stored in the common server device 2. When the data is selected and the [delete specified item] tag 203 is selected, the member terminal 1 transmits a request to delete the received data of the selected e-mail to the common server device 2.

In response, common server device 2 deletes the received data of the e-mail requested to be deleted from mailbox 22M in which the received data of the e-mail is stored.

The user of the member terminal 1 uses the jog dial key 109 and the pen 107 to select the received data of the e-mail from this mail list, and selects the [display] tag 201, and the selected e-mail is displayed. If the received data has already been loaded into the DRAM 123, the detailed information on the e-mail and the contents of the received data of the e-mail can be displayed and viewed on the main LCD 105M.

As described above, by transmitting the connection request to the common server device 2, the member terminal 1 can acquire the mail list and the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source, and also transmits the data to the main LCD 105M. By selecting the received data of the e-mail to be provided through the displayed mail list, the received data of the e-mail from a source other than the priority receiving transmission source can also be obtained. In this case, it is possible to acquire received data of an e-mail from a source other than the priority reception transmission source without disconnecting the connected communication line.

In this embodiment, when the [line disconnection] tag 204 is selected in the mail list, the communication line connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 is disconnected, and the member terminal 1 is disconnected. The received data of the e-mail fetched in 1 can be used by displaying it on the main LCD 105M.

In this embodiment, when the pen 107 is brought into contact with the touch panel 106 on the display position of the [mail list] tag after the communication line is disconnected, the member terminal 1 detects this, and The e-mail reception box function is executed, and the list of the reception data of the e-mail reception data temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1 is displayed.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of a list for taking in received data of electronic mail displayed on the main LCD 105M of the member terminal 1 by the electronic mail receiving box function. As shown in FIG. 8, a tag having the name of the function “Receive Box” is displayed in the upper part of the capture list, and a tag that indicates the content of an executable process and is selectable is displayed. You.

In the case of this import list, the [Save] tag 401, the [Display] tag 402, and the [New] tag 4
03, [Reply] tag 404, [Specified item deletion] tag 40
5 is displayed. Then, as in the case of the mail list described above, the user selects a processing function and, for example, selects the tag 40 by using the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109.
By designating any one of the positions 1 to 405, the processing function of the contents displayed on the tags 401 to 405 is executed.

As shown in FIG. 8, in this embodiment, the fetch list has an unread column 501 and, like the mail list described above with reference to FIG. Email address field 5
03, a reception date column 504, a title column 505, and a check column 506. In addition, an arrow cursor (hereinafter, referred to as a unit cursor) 507 indicating the selected line is displayed.

An asterisk (★) displayed in the unread column 501 of the import list indicates that the received data has not yet been displayed since it was imported to the member terminal 1. ing. Also, a priority column 502
Indicates that the received data is received data from the priority receiving transmission source.

In the same manner as in the case of the mail list shown in FIG. 7, the e-mail address column 503, the reception date column 504, and the title column 505 contain the transmission source e-mail address and the reception date of the reception data. And reception time,
Title information indicating the content of the received data is displayed in a corresponding display column. The check column 506 is used, for example, for selecting received data requested to be deleted. By using this check column, it is possible to request deletion of a plurality of received data at once.

In the capture list shown in FIG. 8, of the received data of the electronic mails corresponding to the line numbers 1 to 6 displayed on the left end of the capture list,
* Is displayed in the priority column 502 of the received data of the e-mail corresponding to the line numbers 1 to 3. This is line number 1
The received data of the e-mails corresponding to No. to No. 3 are the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source, and indicate that the data is automatically provided together with the mail list from the common server device 2.

In the priority column 502 of the received data of the electronic mail corresponding to the line numbers 4 to 6, nothing is displayed. That is, the received data of the e-mail corresponding to the line numbers 4 to 6 is selected by operating the [take in] tag 202 by selecting it in the above-described mail list. That is, the received data of the e-mails corresponding to the line numbers 4 to 6 are, as it were, transmitted from a source other than the priority reception source, which is manually captured.

[0174] An asterisk (★) is displayed in the unread column 501 of the received data of each e-mail corresponding to these line numbers 1 to 6, indicating that none of them has been displayed yet. .

After this import list is displayed,
The user of the member terminal 1 uses the jog dial key 109 to move the cursor 507 or, using the pen 107, selects the received data of the e-mail from this capture list, and clicks the [Save] tag 401.
Is selected, the received data is transferred from the DRAM 123 to the flash memory 124 and stored. Since the flash memory 124 is a non-volatile memory, the received data stored therein does not disappear even when the main power supply of the member terminal 1 is turned off or when the battery of the member terminal 1 is exhausted. It can be read and viewed at any time.

Similarly, the user selects the received data of the e-mail from this list, and clicks the [Display] tag 402.
Is selected, the received data is read from the DRAM 123 and displayed on the main LCD 105M. As a result, the user of the member terminal 1 can check the content of the received data of the e-mail.

In addition, the user selects the received data of the e-mail from the list, and clicks the [Delete specified item] tag 40.
5 is selected, the selected received data is stored in the DRAM 12
3 is deleted. This makes it possible to delete unnecessary e-mail reception data from the DRAM 123 and efficiently use the DRAM 123 having a limited storage capacity.

Also, in this import list,
When the [New] tag 403 is selected, it is possible to newly create transmission data of an e-mail to be transmitted from the member terminal 1 by designating a destination. When the [Reply] tag 404 is selected, reply data of the e-mail corresponding to the received data of the received e-mail can be created. The transmission data and reply data of these e-mails are D
The information is temporarily stored in the storage area of the information to be transmitted in the RAM 123.

In this embodiment, FIG.
When the [Receive Box] tag displayed in the upper left corner is selected in the import list shown in FIG.
A list of transmission data and reply data (transmission data list) stored in the RAM 123 is displayed, data to be transmitted is selected, a communication line is connected, and transmission to a specified destination is enabled. Have been.

[0180] Also, a tag "Sending BOX" is displayed at the upper left corner of the transmission data list list. By selecting this tag, the e-mail saving box is executed and the electronic mail stored in the flash memory 124 is displayed. A list of received data of the mail (storage list) is displayed, and the received data of the e-mail stored in the flash memory 124 can be used. Also in this list, a tag "Save BOX" is displayed at the upper left corner. When this "Save BOX" tag is selected, the function is switched to the reception box function.

As described above, in this embodiment,
In the import list, send data list, and save list displayed in each function, select the tag at the upper left corner to switch the function in the order of receive box → send box → save box → receive box. Have been able to.

Next, a description will be given of a process of registering the preferential reception source information in the common server device 2 before acquiring the reception data of the electronic mail addressed to the user using the electronic mail function. As described above, in this embodiment, processing such as registration of priority reception source information in the common server device 2 is performed by selecting the priority reception source information registration function from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of the main LCD 105M. Performed by selecting.

If the online connection key K2 is pressed while the priority reception source information registration function is selected,
The member terminal 1 generates and sends a connection request as in the case of the facsimile function and the e-mail function described above. Then, after authentication of the network management server 7I, a communication line is connected between the connection request source member terminal 1 and the common server device 2.

Then, the common server device 2 recognizes the connected member terminal and creates a priority reception source list which is a list of priority reception source information already stored for the member terminal 1. Is transmitted to the member terminal 1 of the connection request source.

The member terminal 1 receives the priority reception transmission source list and displays it on the main LCD 105M. FIG.
It shows an example of a priority reception transmission source list displayed on the main LCD 105M. As shown in FIG. 9, a tag having the name of the list of “priority reception transmission source list” is displayed in the upper part of the priority reception transmission source list, and the contents of the executable processing are shown and selectable tags are displayed. [Display] tag 601, [New input] tag 602,
[Delete specified item] tag 603, [Registration] tag 604,
A [Disconnect] tag 605 is displayed. Then, as in the case of the mail list or the capture list, the pen 107 or the jog dial key 109 is used to indicate the position of any of these tags, so that the function of the content displayed on the specified tag is achieved. Is executed.

As shown in FIG. 9, the priority reception transmission source list includes a name column 701 for displaying the name of the priority reception transmission source, and an e-mail for displaying the e-mail address of the priority reception transmission source. An address column 702 and a check column 703 are provided. The check column 703 is used when, for example, selecting a plurality of pieces of priority reception source information and requesting the common server device 2 to delete the selected pieces of priority reception source information.

Through this priority reception transmission source list, the user of the member terminal 1 can check his / her own priority reception transmission source already registered in the common server device 2 and can obtain new priority reception transmission source information. , And correction and deletion of the registered priority reception source information.

In this embodiment, the registration, correction, and deletion of the preferential reception source information are first performed by the member terminal 1
, The registration, correction, and deletion processing is performed on one or more pieces of priority reception source information provided from the common server device 2 to display the priority reception source list, and DR
The priority reception source information temporarily stored in the AM 123 is prepared. Then, the member terminal 1 transmits one or a plurality of prepared priority receiving transmission source information stored in the DRAM 123 to the common server device 2 and stores the same in the common server device 2.

When registering new priority reception source information, the user of the member terminal 1 selects the [new input] tag 602 in the priority reception source list shown in FIG. Then, a new input screen for priority reception transmission source information is displayed on main LCD 105M.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an example of a new input screen for priority reception transmission source information. As shown in FIG. 10, this new input screen includes an input field 801 for reading the name of the priority reception transmission source and an input field 802 for the name of the priority reception transmission source.
And the input field 80 for the e-mail address of the priority reception transmission source
3 and a so-called software keyboard (display keyboard) 804 used for inputting information on the priority reception transmission source in each of these input fields. Also, this new input screen includes a [confirmation] tag 9
01 and a [return] tag 902 are provided.

By operating the software keyboard 804 using the pen 107, the above-described input fields 801 to 801 are input.
After inputting the information in 803, a [confirmation] tag 901
When you select, the newly entered priority reception sender information is
The information is recorded in addition to the preferential reception source information provided first from the common server device 2 and temporarily stored in the DRAM 123.

As described above, by repeatedly inputting the priority reception source information and selecting the [confirmation] tag 901, a plurality of new priority reception source information can be stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1. it can. Then, when the new input of the preferential reception source information has been completed, the user can return to the preferential reception source list shown in FIG. 9 by selecting the [return] tag 902. And when the priority reception source list returns,
A priority reception source list including the priority reception source information added by the new input is displayed.

When the priority reception source information is to be corrected or deleted, the jog dial key 109 or the pen 10 in the priority reception source list shown in FIG.
7, the user selects the priority receiving transmission source information to be corrected or deleted, and selects the [display] tag 601.

Thus, the main LCD 1 of the member terminal 1
05M displays a screen for correcting and deleting the priority reception source information. This correction / deletion screen is substantially the same as the new input screen of the priority reception transmission source information shown in FIG. 10, and therefore, the correction and deletion of the priority reception transmission source information will be described with reference to FIG.

The correction / deletion screen includes a display column 801 for the name of the priority reception transmission source selected in the priority reception transmission source list, a display column 802 for the name of the priority reception transmission source, Is provided with an e-mail address display column 803.
In items 1 to 803, information corresponding to the priority reception source information selected in the priority reception source list shown in FIG. 9 is displayed.

Also, a software keyboard 804 used for correcting the information displayed in each of the display fields 801 to 803 is displayed. Although not shown, a [correction] tag 901 is replaced with a [correction] tag 901. ] Tag 90
3. [Delete] tag 904 is displayed. In this case as well, a [return] tag 902 is displayed, so that the user can return to the priority reception transmission source list.

Then, on the correction / deletion screen as shown in FIG. 10, after correcting the displayed information using the software keyboard 804 and selecting the [correction] tag 903, the priority receiving transmission source before correction is selected. Information is DRAM12
3 and the corrected priority reception source information is D
The information is written in the RAM 123 as priority reception source information.

When the user selects the [delete] tag 904 after confirming the displayed information on the correction / deletion screen as shown in FIG.
It is deleted from AM123.

As described above, the priority receiving transmission source information provided from the common server device 2 and stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1 can be corrected or deleted. Then, when the [Return] tag 902 is selected and the display returns to the priority reception source list, the corrected or deleted priority reception source list is displayed.

Then, as described above, the priority reception source information stored in the DRAM 123 is processed by adding, modifying, deleting, etc., and the priority reception source information of the DRAM 123 is prepared. When the [Registration] tag 604 is selected in the priority reception transmission source list,
The priority reception source information stored in the DRAM 123 is transmitted to the common server device 2, and the priority reception source information for the member terminal 1 of the common server device 2 is completely rewritten. The preferential reception source information that has been deleted and arranged can be stored in the common server device 2.

Although the priority reception source information stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1 is added, modified, or deleted, the priority reception source information stored in the common server device 2 is changed. When it is no longer necessary to rewrite the reception source information, the [Disconnect] tag 605 is selected to transmit the priority reception source information stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2. It is possible to disconnect the connected communication line without performing.

In this embodiment, the main L
When the WWW browser function is selected from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of the CD 105M, the member terminal 1 operates as an information reproduction terminal capable of acquiring and reproducing information provided from the common server device 2. Will be able to. At this time, the exchange of data between the common server device 2 and the member terminal 1 is performed by HTTP (H
hyper TextTransfer Protocol
1) is used, and is performed by the PIAFS method using the PHS network. The data format of the information provided from the common server device 2 is HTML (Hyper Text Ma).
keup Language).

Then, when the WWW browser function is selected, the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108
Is pressed, the member terminal 1 automatically performs a process for connecting to the common server device 2 in the same manner as when the facsimile function or the e-mail function is selected.

The common server device 2 provides a list of information providing services that can be provided by the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1 that has requested connection.

The member terminal 1 receives the list of information providing services from the common server device, and
It is displayed on the display screen of D105M. The user of the member terminal 1 uses the jog dial key 109 and the pen 107 to
From the list of information providing services displayed on the display screen of the main LCD 105M, the user of the member terminal 1 can select an information providing service that the common server device 2 desired to provide can provide.

Here, when a desired information providing service is selected from the list of information providing services displayed on the display screen of main LCD 105M, member terminal 1 provides the selected information providing service. Request
It is transmitted to the common server device 2.

[0207] In response to this, the common server device 2 acquires the content information according to the requested information providing service, and sends it to the requesting member terminal 1. The member terminal 1 receives the content information from the common server device 2 and temporarily stores the received content information in the DRAM 123.

If the requested content information is, for example, display information such as map information or news, the member terminal 1 converts this into display data,
It is displayed on the 105M and provided to the user of the member terminal 1.

When the content information provided from the common server device 2 is, for example, an application such as a game, the application temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 is executed by the system control unit 121. Games and the like can be enjoyed.

As described above, in this embodiment,
By cooperating with the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, information communication services such as e-mail communication, facsimile communication, and information providing service can be used.

When the e-mail function is used to obtain the e-mail reception data for the user through the member terminal 1, the source of the e-mail reception data that must be obtained or must be obtained is: By registering in the common server device 2 as a priority reception transmission source, the member terminal 1 can provide the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source only by transmitting the connection request to the common server device 2. Can receive.

Thus, the member terminal 1 can be surely transmitted to the member terminal 1 without having to select the received data of the e-mail that must be obtained or must be obtained one by one through the mail list and transmit the provision request to the server device. You can capture and view.

[Regarding Process for Obtaining E-mail Received Data from Priority Received Source] Next, as described above, the e-mail received data from the preferential receive source is preferentially and reliably obtained. About processing to use,
1, processing for registering priority reception source information in the common server device 2, processing for acquiring received data of e-mail from the priority reception transmission source, and processing for acquiring e-mail reception data from the acquired priority reception transmission source. A description will be given with reference to a flowchart in the order of processing to be used.

[1. Processing for Registering Priority Reception Source Information in Common Server 2] First, processing for registering, modifying, and deleting priority reception source information in common server 2 will be described.
This will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

As described above, when the member terminal 1 is in the data communication mode and the priority reception source information registration function is selected from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of the main LCD 105M, the key button 108 is pressed. When the online connection key K2 is pressed (procedure S1), the member terminal 1 automatically performs a process for connecting to the common server device 2 (procedure S2). That is, the self-member identification information stored in the flash memory 124 and the IS
The member terminal 1 sends a request to connect to the common server device 2 using the address data for connection to the common server device 2 through the P server device 7I.

In response to this connection request, the ISP server 7I, which is a network management server, authenticates whether or not the accessed terminal is a member terminal by identifying whether or not the terminal is a member terminal included in the connection request. Performed using the information (procedure S3), and if it is a member terminal, the common server device 2
Is performed (step S4).

Then, the common server device 2 sets the member terminal 1
, And recognizes which member terminal is the connected member terminal (step S5). Then, based on the priority reception source information already stored for each member terminal 1 in the memory 21M of the master server 21, for example, the common server device 2 transmits the priority reception transmission for the member terminal 1 which has transmitted the connection request. A source list (registered priority reception transmission source list) is created (step S6) and transmitted to the member terminal 1 that is the connection request source (step S7).

Then, as shown in FIG. 12, the connection request source member terminal 1 receives the priority reception transmission source list and
It is stored in the AM 123 (procedure S8), and this priority reception transmission source list is displayed on the main LCD 105M as shown in FIG. 9 (procedure S9).

The member terminal 1 accepts new input of priority reception source information, correction and deletion of priority reception source information, and inputs new priority reception source information stored in the DRAM 123 to the new priority reception source list. The transmission source information is added and the registered priority reception transmission source information constituting the priority reception transmission source list is corrected and deleted (step S10).

Next, the member terminal 1 determines whether or not a registration operation for selecting the [registration] tag 604 in the priority reception transmission source list has been performed (step S11). When it is determined in the determination process of step S11 that the registration operation has been performed, the member terminal 1 shares the respective pieces of priority reception source information in the priority reception source list in which the new priority reception source information has been added, corrected, or deleted. It is transmitted to the server device 2 (procedure S12).

[0221] The common server device receives the preferential reception source information transmitted from the member terminal 1 by the process of step S12, and stores this information for each member terminal 1. In this case, since all the priority reception source information constituting the priority reception source list of the DRAM 123 is transmitted from the member terminal 1, a new priority reception source information is newly substituted for the previously registered priority reception source information. The received priority transmission source information is stored. As a result, the priority receiving transmission source information stored for each member terminal in the common server device 2 is updated to the latest state in response to a request from the member terminal 1.

If it is determined that the registration operation has not been performed in the determination processing in step S11 performed by the member terminal 1, it is determined whether or not a disconnection operation for selecting the [line disconnection] tag 605 has been performed ( Procedure S14).

If it is determined in step S14 that the disconnection operation has been performed, the member terminal 1 and the common server 2
And disconnect the communication line connected to it (step S1).
5) The process of registering the priority reception source information shown in FIGS. 11 and 12 is ended. In the determination process of step 14,
If it is determined that the disconnection operation has not been performed, the procedure proceeds to step S1.
The process from 0 is repeated, and new input, correction, and deletion of priority reception source information are accepted.

In the case where no priority reception source information of the member terminal 1 that is the connection request source is registered in the common server device 2, in this embodiment, the priority reception transmission source information is transmitted from the common server device 2. As described above, the user of the member terminal 1 inputs a new priority reception source information to the common server device 2 so that the priority reception transmission source list without Information can be registered.

As described above, the priority reception transmission source information is registered from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 using the priority reception transmission source information registration function, or the priority reception source information already registered in the common server device 2 is registered. The sender information can be corrected and deleted.

[2. Acquisition Process of Received Data of E-mail from Priority Reception Source] Next, a case where the member terminal acquires the received data of e-mail addressed to itself stored in the common server device 2 is described. The processing will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

As in the case of the priority reception source information registration function described above, the member terminal 1 is set to the data communication mode,
When the e-mail function is selected from the function list menu displayed on the display screen of the main LCD 105M,
When the online connection key K2 of the key buttons 108 is pressed (procedure S21), the member terminal 1 stores its own member identification information stored in the flash memory 124 and an address for connection to the common server device 2. A connection request is generated and transmitted using the data (step S22).

In response to this connection request, the ISP server 7I, which is the network management server, authenticates whether or not the accessing terminal is a member terminal using the member identification information included in the connection request (step S23). If it is a member terminal, a process for connecting to the common server device 2 is performed (step S24).

Then, the common server device 2 stores the member terminal 1
, And recognizes which member terminal is the connected member terminal (step S25). Next, the common server device 2 creates a mail list that is a list of received data of e-mail addressed to the member who is the user of the member terminal 1 that has transmitted the connection request, and has already registered the mail list in the common server device 2. The received data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is extracted based on the priority reception transmission source information of the connection request source member terminal 1 (step S26). Then, the mail list created in step S26 and the reception data of the extracted e-mail from the priority reception transmission source are transmitted to the member terminal 1 that is the connection request source (step S27).

The member terminal 1 receives the mail list transmitted from the common server device 2 and the received data of the e-mail from the priority receiving transmission source (step S28), and stores them in the DRAM 123 (step S29). ). Then, the mail list stored in the DRAM 123 is displayed on the display screen of the main LCD 105M as shown in FIG. 7 (step S30), and the reception data of the e-mail requesting transmission and the reception of the e-mail requesting display or deletion are received. A data selection input or the like is received (step S31). Then, the member terminal 1 determines whether or not an import operation for selecting the [import] tag 202 has been performed (step S32).

When it is determined in the determination process of step S32 that the capture operation has been performed, the member terminal 1 generates and transmits a transmission request for the reception data of the selected e-mail (step S33).

The common server device 2 receives the transmission request from the member terminal 1 (procedure S34), extracts received data of the requested e-mail (procedure S35), and sends it to the requesting member terminal 1. It is transmitted (procedure S36).

Then, the member terminal 1 receives the received data of the e-mail requested to be transmitted (step S37), stores it in the DRAM 123 (step S38), and returns to the step S31.
Is repeated.

If it is determined in the determination processing of step S32 that the import operation has not been performed, the member terminal 1
Determines whether or not a disconnection operation for selecting the [line disconnection] tag 204 has been performed (step S39). If it is determined that the disconnection operation has been performed, the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 communicate with each other. Disconnect the connected communication line (procedure S
40), the processing of acquiring the received data of the e-mail shown in FIGS. 13 and 14 ends.

If it is determined in step S39 that the disconnection operation has not been performed, information display processing for the selected e-mail received data,
A process according to the selected tag is performed, such as sending a request to delete the received data to the selected e-mail to the common server device 2 (step S41), and the processes from step S31 are repeated.

As described above, in this embodiment,
By selecting an e-mail function and transmitting a connection request in order to obtain e-mail reception data by the member terminal 1, a mail list and e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source are transmitted from the common server device 2. Can be provided.

In this case, for the received data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source, its own priority reception transmission source information is registered in advance in the common server device 2 without any special operation. Can be obtained automatically. Also, an email list will be provided,
It is also possible to acquire received data of e-mail from a transmission source other than the priority reception transmission source. In other words, it is possible to acquire the received data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source and the reception data of the e-mail from a source other than the priority reception transmission source without connecting the communication line once connected.

[3. Processing for Using E-mail Received Data from Priority Received Transmission Source] Next, the member terminal 1 including the received e-mail data from the priority reception transmission source will be described.
A process in the case of using the received data of the electronic mail captured in the DRAM 123 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

As described above, the DRAM of the member terminal 1
In the case where the received data of the e-mail stored in the 123 is used, in this embodiment, the received data of the e-mail is used by using the e-mail inbox function which is a function for using the received data of the e-mail temporarily stored in the DRAM 123. To be.

With this e-mail reception box function,
Displaying the received data of the e-mail temporarily stored in the DRAM 123 on the main LCD 105M, transferring and storing the received data of the e-mail to the flash memory 124,
Alternatively, processing such as deletion of the received data of the electronic mail from the DRAM 123 can be performed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 7, the [line disconnection] tag 204 is selected in the mail list provided from the common server device 2 to disconnect the communication line with the common server device 2. After that, when the [mail list] tag displayed on the upper left of the mail list is selected, the member terminal 1 executes the e-mail inbox function and starts the processing shown in FIG.

First, the member terminal 1 is a list of the received data of the e-mail fetched into the DRAM 123.
The capture list shown in FIG.
M is displayed (step S51).

As shown in FIG. 8, the import list has a priority column 502, and based on the priority reception transmission source information registered with the common server device 2 at the time of line connection, It is displayed that the received data of the e-mail from the priority reception source is provided in preference to the reception data of the e-mail from the source other than the priority reception transmission source. In the unread column 501, received data of an e-mail that has not been read yet is indicated by a star (★).
Is displayed, so that it is possible to easily recognize whether or not the received data is an electronic mail that has been displayed and read on the main LCD 105M.

When the user performs an input operation on the member terminal 1 (step S52), the input operation is performed by inputting the target e-mail reception data from the reception list of the e-mail reception data. It is determined whether or not the cursor is moved for selection (step S53). Step S53
When it is determined that the cursor has been moved in the determination process, the procedure moves the cursor position to the specified received data of the e-mail (step S54), and displays the capture list with the changed cursor position. The processing from S51 is repeated.

If it is determined in step S53 that the input operation by the user is not a cursor movement, it is determined whether the input operation by the user is an end operation (step S55).

In the determination process of step S55, the input operation by the user of the member terminal 1 is instructed to execute another function, for example, by selecting the [Received BOX] tag displayed on the upper left end. In this case, it is determined that this is an end operation, and the processing shown in FIG. 15 is ended.

When it is determined in the determination process of step S55 that the input operation by the user of the member terminal 1 is not the end operation, the input operation by the user of the member terminal 1 transmits the selected e-mail reception data to the main LCD 105M. It is determined whether or not the operation is an instruction to display (step S
56).

If it is determined in step S56 that the operation is an instruction to display the received data of the e-mail, the member terminal 1 moves the cursor to the position in the list of the fetched list of the received data of the e-mail. The received data of the existing e-mail to the main LCD 105M
Is performed (step S57), and when this display processing is completed, the processing from step S51 is repeated.

In the determination process of step S56, when it is determined that the input operation by the user of the member terminal 1 is not an operation for instructing the display of the received data of the e-mail, the input operation by the user of the member terminal 1 is It is determined whether or not the operation is an instruction to store the received mail data in the flash memory 124 (step S58).

In the determination process of step S58, if it is determined that the operation is an instruction to store the received data of the electronic mail in the flash memory 124, the member terminal 1
The received data of the e-mail where the cursor is positioned in the list of the received data of the e-mail received is transferred to the flash memory 124, stored in the flash memory 124, and the processing from step S51 is repeated.

If it is determined in the determination processing of step S58 that the operation is not an operation for instructing the storage of the received data of the electronic mail in the flash memory 124, for example, the processing of deleting the facsimile reception data from the DRAM 123 is performed. The processing according to the user's input operation is performed, and the processing from step S51 is repeated.

As described above, in this embodiment, the member terminal 1 receives the data received from the priority reception transmission source and the data other than the priority reception transmission source obtained from the common server device 2 by selecting through the mail list. The received data of the e-mail from the company can be used by the e-mail inbox function.

In this embodiment, when the received data of the electronic mail stored in the flash memory 124 is used, as shown in FIG. By instructing the display position of the [Received BOX] tag displayed in (1), the display mode is switched to the e-mail storage box function for using the received data of the e-mail stored in the flash memory 124.

This e-mail storage box function is the same as that shown in FIG.
5, a list of received e-mail data stored in the flash memory 124 is displayed, and stored in the flash memory 124 using the list. LCD 105 of received facsimile data
The display on the M and the deletion from the flash memory 124 can be performed.

That is, the e-mail storage box function
The received data of the e-mail stored in the flash memory 124 is to be processed, and the flash memory 1 has the same function as the e-mail reception box function described above with reference to FIG.
The received data of the e-mail stored in the flash memory 124 can be displayed and the received data of the e-mail stored in the flash memory 124 can be deleted.

As described above, in this embodiment,
By registering the priority reception source information in the common server device in advance, it is possible to automatically acquire the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception source information. Regarding the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source, the priority columns 302 and 502 are marked with * in any of the mail list (FIG. 7) and the list of reception of the e-mail reception data (FIG. 8). Is displayed, so that it can be distinguished from received data of an e-mail from a source other than the priority receiving transmission source. That is, only by registering the priority reception transmission source information, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source can be reliably acquired and can be viewed without being overlooked.

Also, as described above, the mail list and
E-mail reception data from the priority reception source is provided together, without disconnecting the connected communication line,
Through the provided mail list, it is possible to fetch e-mail reception data from a source other than the priority reception transmission source or delete the e-mail reception data stored in the common server device 2.

[Utilization of Priority Batch Direct Button Switch] In the above description, in response to a connection request when the e-mail function is selected in the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 transmits the mail list and the priority reception transmission The electronic mail received data and the original electronic mail are automatically transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1. In this case, the member terminal 1
The communication line connected between the server and the common server device 2 is not disconnected unless the user of the member terminal 1 performs a disconnection operation. Can be obtained without cutting.

However, only the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is taken into the member terminal 1, the communication line is disconnected, and the immediately received e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source is displayed. Sometimes you want to see. For this reason, in this embodiment, the communication line is connected, only the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is obtained, and the processing up to disconnecting the communication line is performed as a series of processing. A priority batch button switch (hereinafter referred to as a priority batch button) is provided on the member terminal 1.

In this case, for example, the key button 1 of the member terminal 1
The function key K3 of 08 is used as the priority batch button. When the priority batch button K3 is pressed, connection of a communication line, acquisition of reception data from a priority reception transmission source, communication line Is performed as a series of processes.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart for explaining a process (priority batch acquisition process) performed when the priority batch button is pressed.

When the priority batch button K3 is pressed, the member terminal 1 detects this and automatically performs a connection process with the common server device 2 (step S71). That is, as described above, the priority reception request including the connection request is generated and transmitted using the member identification information stored in the flash memory 124, the address of the common server device 2, and the like.

In response to this request, the ISP server 7I authenticates whether or not the terminal that has accessed is a member terminal using the member identification information included in this request (step S72). For example, the common server device 2
Is performed (step S73).

[0264] Then, the common server device 2
, And recognizes which member terminal is the connected member terminal (step S74).
Next, the common server device 2 extracts e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source based on the priority reception transmission source information of the connection request source member terminal 1 already registered in the common server device 2. (Step S75), this is transmitted to the requesting member terminal 1 (Step S76).

The member terminal 1 receives the e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source transmitted from the common server device 2 and stores it in the DRAM 123 (step S7).
7) It is determined whether the reception of the e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source transmitted from the common server device 2 has been completed (step S78). In this embodiment, the information transmitted from the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1 is transmitted with a start code indicating the start position of the information and an end code indicating the end position of the information added thereto. Therefore, when detecting this end code, the member terminal 1 determines that the reception of the e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source has been completed.

If it is determined in step S78 that the reception of the e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source transmitted from the common server device 2 has not been completed, the member terminal 1 proceeds to step S77. Continues processing.

In the determination processing of step S78, when it is determined that all the received data of the electronic mail from the priority receiving transmission source transmitted from the common server device 2 has been received, the member terminal 1 The communication line connected between is disconnected (step S79), and this preferential batch processing ends.

When the priority collective processing is completed, the communication line connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2 has already been disconnected. By making the selection, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source can be displayed and viewed on the main LCD 105M immediately.

That is, without pressing the online connection key K2 or selecting the [line disconnection] tag, simply pressing the priority batch button K3 allows the common server device 2 to transmit the priority reception transmission source. An environment in which the received data of the e-mail can be acquired and used can be prepared.

[Incoming Notification of Received Data of E-mail from Priority Receiving Source] As described above, the common server device 2 includes the incoming notification server 24 in this embodiment. Then, when receiving the e-mail or the facsimile addressed to the member terminal 1, the common server device 2 notifies the member terminal 1 to which the message is to be transmitted to the member terminal 1 via the incoming notification server 24.

In this embodiment, since the priority reception source information is stored in the common server device 2, the arrival of the electronic mail addressed to the member terminal 1 causes the priority reception transmission If it is sent from the source, it is notified that an e-mail has been received from the priority receiving transmission source. That is, the incoming call notification supplied to the member terminal 1 is provided including information indicating that an electronic mail has been received from the priority receiving transmission source.

[0272] When the incoming notification from the common server device 2 is to notify the incoming of the e-mail from the priority receiving transmission source, the member terminal 1 displays the above-mentioned e-mail on the sub LCD 105S or the main LCD 105M. A mark 156 for notifying the incoming call is displayed. In this case, for example, the mark 156 is displayed in a manner different from a normal incoming call notification such as blinking.

As a result, an incoming notification is made so that the user of the member terminal 1 can determine that an e-mail has been received from the priority receiving transmission source. Can be notified in a timely manner, so that the user of the member terminal 1 can acquire and view the received data of the e-mail from the priority receiving transmission source without delay.

As described above, the incoming notification at the member terminal 1 not only displays the incoming notification mark 156 of the e-mail, but also blinks the LED 126 of the member terminal 1 with a light emission pattern different from other incoming notifications. Let me
An incoming call notification may be made by emitting an incoming call notification sound from the buzzer 127 in a sound emission pattern different from that of another incoming call notification. Of course, by changing the tone, volume, scale, etc., a notification sound different from the normal notification sound is emitted to notify the arrival of an e-mail from the priority transmission source. Can also.

In addition, the above-mentioned incoming call notification by the LED 126, the incoming call notification by the buzzer 127, the main LCD 105
An incoming call notification by displaying an incoming call mark on the M or the sub LCD 105S may be used together, or some of these may be used in combination.

[0276] A vibrator that vibrates the member terminal 1 when the member terminal 1 is notified of an incoming call may be mounted so that the incoming notification is performed by the vibration.

Of course, an incoming call notification may be made in the same way without distinguishing between an incoming call notification of an electronic mail from a source other than the priority receiving transmission source and an incoming mail notification of an electronic mail from the priority receiving transmission source.

[Modification] In the above embodiment,
The preferential reception source information is stored and managed in the common server device 2, but is not limited to this. For example, the priority reception source information is stored and held in the flash memory 124 of the member terminal 1, and when the member terminal 1 requests the provision of e-mail reception data from the priority reception source, the priority reception source information To the common server device 2
May be transmitted.

That is, in the above-described embodiment, when the electronic mail function is selected and the online connection key K2 is pressed, a connection request sent from the member terminal 1 or when the priority batch button K3 is pressed. In addition, the connection request transmitted from the member terminal 1 is transmitted including the priority reception source information stored in the member terminal 1 or the priority reception transmission source information is transmitted following the connection request. May be provided.

In such a case, the priority reception source information does not need to be registered in the common server device 2 in advance. Can be obtained.

In the above-described embodiment, by registering the priority reception source information in the common server device 2 or the member terminal 1 for the reception data of the e-mail, the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is registered. Received data with priority. Similarly, by registering priority reception source information for facsimile reception data in common server device 2 in advance, or
By registering it in the member terminal 1 and providing it to the common server device 2, the registered facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source is given priority over other facsimile reception data and automatically shared by the common server. It can be obtained from the device 2.

In this case, the priority reception source information of the facsimile includes, for example, the name of the transmission source and information capable of specifying the transmission source such as a telephone number assigned to the transmission source facsimile apparatus. .

When the facsimile reception data is preferentially obtained from the facsimile reception source, if the facsimile function is selected and the online connection key K2 is pressed,
Alternatively, a separate priority batch key for facsimile is provided separately,
When the priority batch key for facsimile is pressed, facsimile reception data from the facsimile priority reception transmission source is provided from the common server device 2 in preference to facsimile reception data from a source other than the priority reception transmission source. Can be

When the priority reception source information of the electronic mail and the priority reception source information of the facsimile are registered in the common server device 2 or the member terminal 1, the priority reception When the collective key K3 is depressed, the member terminal 1 transmits both the received data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source of the e-mail and the facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source of the facsimile from the common server device 2 to the member terminal 1. Can be provided.

In this case, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source is stored in the storage area for the reception data of the e-mail in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1, and the facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source is stored in the member terminal 1. Terminal 1 D
If the data is stored in the facsimile reception data storage area of the RAM 123, the reception data of the e-mail from the priority reception destination and the facsimile reception data can be handled separately.

As described above, by simply pressing the priority batch key K3, both the reception data of the electronic mail from the priority reception transmission source of the electronic mail and the facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source of the facsimile are obtained. Can be used by displaying them on the display screen of the member terminal 1, for example.

When the e-mail function is selected, L
On the screen displayed on the CD 105, a tag (button icon) for requesting transmission of e-mail reception data from the priority reception transmission source is displayed, and displayed on the LCD 105 when the facsimile function is selected. A tag (button icon) for requesting transmission of facsimile reception data from the priority reception transmission source can be displayed on the screen.

In this case, when the online connection key K2 is pressed when the electronic mail function is selected, or when the online connection key K2 is pressed when the facsimile function is selected. Similarly, when the e-mail function is selected, the e-mail reception data from the e-mail priority reception transmission source is obtained, and when the facsimile function is selected, the facsimile reception data from the facsimile priority reception transmission source is obtained. Thus, the received data of the e-mail and the received data of the facsimile can be separately acquired.

That is, the priority reception request sending instruction means may be a direct key such as an online connection key K2 or a priority batch key K3, or a tag having a button icon configuration displayed on the LCD 105. You may.

When the online connection key K2 is pressed while the e-mail function is selected, or when the preferential batch key K3 is pressed when the member terminal 1 is in the data communication mode, the member terminal 1 and a common server device 2, a communication line is connected to acquire the data of the e-mail from the priority reception transmission source.

However, the present invention is not limited to this. If a communication line is already connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, the priority reception source Can be obtained.

For example, when the priority collective key K3 is pressed and the communication line is already connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, the member terminal 1
Requests the common server device 2 to provide received data from the priority reception transmission source without transmitting a communication line connection request. By doing so, even when a communication line is connected between the member terminal 1 and the common server device 2, it is possible to acquire reception data from the priority reception transmission source.

Further, after obtaining the reception data from the priority reception transmission source, it is possible to control to disconnect the connected communication line or to leave the communication line without disconnection. . Further, the user of the member terminal 1 can select whether to disconnect or keep the connected communication line, and disconnect or disconnect the connected communication line according to the user's selection. You can choose to keep the line connected.

In this embodiment, addition, correction, and deletion of the preferential reception source information from the member terminal 1 to the common server device 2 are performed as described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS. After the member terminal 1 prepares the priority reception source information constituting the priority reception source list provided from the common server device 2 and stored in the DRAM 123 of the member terminal 1, the member terminal 1 DRAM
Although it has been described that all priority reception source information stored in 123 is replaced with priority reception source information stored in the common server device 2, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, only the newly added priority reception source information is transmitted to the common server device 2 and this is additionally registered, or only the modified priority reception destination information is transmitted to the common server device 2. Then, after deleting the priority reception source information of the common server device 2, the corrected priority reception source information is added, or only the priority reception source information to be deleted is notified to the common server device 2 and the For example, addition, correction, and deletion of priority reception source information to the common server device 2 can be performed for each priority reception source information that has been processed.

In the above-described embodiment, various functions such as the facsimile function and the e-mail function in the data communication mode are changed from the menu displayed by pressing the menu key K1 to the desired function. Although the description has been made as to selection and execution, the present invention is not limited to this.

For example, a direct key corresponding to a facsimile communication function and an e-mail communication function that can be executed when the information communication terminal is in the data communication mode, or a WWW browser function that can receive an information providing service is used for the information communication terminal. You may make it provide in a terminal.

When the direct keys corresponding to the respective functions are provided as described above, the desired function can be executed by a simple operation of pressing the direct key.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention has been described as applied to a portable radio communication terminal which is a composite terminal having the function of a PHS telephone terminal and the function of a data communication terminal, but is not limited to this. Not something.

For example, the present invention can be applied to a communication device such as a personal computer having a communication function capable of e-mail communication and a server device.

[0301]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the data received from the priority receiving transmission source is obtained more reliably and in preference to the data received from a source other than the priority receiving transmission source. be able to. Thus, it is possible to prevent the data received from the priority reception source from being overlooked.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the priority reception transmission source information is stored in the server device, the information communication terminal only needs to transmit a request to the server device. It is possible to acquire the reception data addressed to itself transmitted from the priority reception transmission source.

[0303] According to the invention of claim 3, connection of the communication line between the server device and the information communication terminal, acquisition of received data from the preferential reception source, and disconnection of the connected communication line are performed. It can be executed by a transmission instruction through the priority reception request transmission instruction means. In addition, since it is possible to automatically disconnect the connected communication line, only the data received from the priority receiving transmission source can be reliably taken into the information communication terminal and immediately displayed on the display screen of the information communication terminal. It can be used by doing.

Further, according to the invention of claim 4, the user of the information communication terminal can quickly know that data is being transmitted from the priority reception transmission source, and can receive information from the priority reception transmission source. The received data can be quickly obtained and used through the information communication terminal.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the priority reception source information can be stored and managed in the information communication terminal. It is possible to request the device to transmit the reception data from the priority reception transmission source.

[0306] According to the invention of claim 6, since the information communication terminal is constituted by a portable terminal having a wireless communication function, the user of the information communication terminal can select an arbitrary location from an arbitrary place such as a place where he / she goes. At times, it is possible to acquire the reception data from the priority reception transmission source.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of an entire network configuration to which an information communication system according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of a network configuration in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a server device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the appearance of an embodiment of the information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a display example of a sub LCD of an embodiment of the information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an embodiment of an information communication terminal according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining an example of a list (mail list) of received data of e-mail provided and displayed from the server device to the information communication terminal.

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining an example of a list (fetch list) of received data of e-mails taken into the information communication terminal from the server device.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining an example of a list of priority reception source information provided and displayed from the server device to the information communication terminal;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating an example of a new input screen for priority destination information.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart illustrating a process for registering priority receiving transmission source information in the information communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart following FIG. 10;

FIG. 13 is a flowchart for explaining a process in a case where, using the information communication terminal, the reception data of the electronic mail addressed to the user is obtained from the server device in the embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart continued from FIG. 12;

FIG. 15 is a flowchart for explaining a process in the case of using received data of an electronic mail captured in the information communication terminal in one embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an acquisition process when the priority batch button of the information communication terminal is pressed in the embodiment of the information communication system according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Portable wireless communication terminal (member terminal), 2 ... Common server apparatus, 3 ... Network for portable wireless communication terminals, 4 ... Access point, 5 ... Private backbone network, 6 ... Wireless base station, 7 ... Network management server apparatus, 11: content providing device, 21: master server, 21M: memory,
22: mail server, 23: facsimile server, 24
... Incoming notification server, 100 ... Portable wireless communication terminal body, 1
01: lid, 102: numeric keypad, 103: antenna, 10
5M: Main LCD, 105S: Sub LCD, 106:
Touch panel, 108 key buttons, 121 system control unit, 122 ROM, 123 DRAM, 12
4: Flash memory

Claims (20)

[Claims] An information communication system in which a server device and an information communication terminal are connected through a network, and the information communication terminal cooperates with the server device to receive information addressed to itself. The server device may further include: a reception data storage unit configured to store reception data addressed to the information communication terminal; and, in response to a request from the information communication terminal, among the reception data stored in the reception data storage unit. A receiving data providing means for providing to the information communication terminal by giving priority to the reception data from the transmission source of the reception data that the user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives, the information communication terminal comprises: Request sending means for generating and transmitting a request for acquiring received data addressed to the server device to the server device; and Information communication system comprising: a receiving means for receiving the received data. 2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the server device stores priority reception source information, which is information on a transmission source of reception data that the user of the information communication terminal preferentially desires to receive, for each information communication terminal. A receiving source information storing unit, wherein the receiving data providing unit gives priority to the receiving data from the priority receiving source based on the priority receiving source information stored in the priority receiving source information storing unit. And providing the information to the information communication terminal.
An information communication system according to claim 1. 3. The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said information communication terminal sends a priority reception request requesting provision of reception data from said priority reception transmission source including a communication line connection request to said server device. Receiving request sending instruction means, and detecting that the provision of the reception data provided by the reception data providing means of the server device has been completed in response to the priority reception request, and connecting to the server device. Communication line disconnecting means for disconnecting the communication line, the request sending means of the information communication terminal, when the transmission of the priority reception request is instructed through the priority reception request transmission instruction means, 3. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the priority reception request including a connection request is generated and transmitted. 4. The server device, further comprising: an incoming notification unit that notifies the information communication terminal that the reception data is received from the priority reception transmission source and is addressed to the information communication terminal; The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein the information communication terminal includes means for receiving a notification of the incoming call from the server device and notifying the user of the incoming call. . 5. The reception data providing means of the server device, based on the priority reception source information provided together with the request from the information communication terminal, gives priority to reception data from the priority reception transmission source. The information communication terminal is provided with the priority reception transmission source information holding means for storing the priority reception transmission source information, and the request to the server device is provided in response to a user instruction. 4. The information communication system according to claim 1, wherein the priority reception source information stored in the priority reception source information storage unit is provided to the server device. 5. 6. The network in which the information communication terminal and the server device are connected includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and the information communication terminal is a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. And wireless communication means for communicating through the network.
The information communication system according to claim 3, 4 or 5. 7. A server device which is connected to an information communication terminal via a network and cooperates with the information communication terminal so that the information communication terminal acquires reception information addressed to itself. Reception data storage means for storing reception data addressed to the information communication terminal; use of the information communication terminal in response to a request from the information communication terminal among the reception data stored in the reception data storage means A receiving device that preferentially provides received data from a transmission source of received data that the user preferentially receives to the information communication terminal. 8. Priority reception source information storage for storing, for each information communication terminal, priority reception source information, which is information on a source of reception data that a user of the information communication terminal desires to receive preferentially. Means for receiving data from the priority reception source based on the priority reception source information stored in the priority reception source information storage means. 8. The method according to claim 7, wherein the information is provided to a terminal.
A server device according to item 1. 9. An incoming call notifying means for notifying the information communication terminal that the reception data is received from the priority reception transmission source addressed to the information communication terminal. The server device according to claim 7 or 8. 10. The information communication terminal, wherein the reception data providing means gives priority to data received from the priority reception source based on the priority reception source information provided together with the request from the information communication terminal. 8. The server device according to claim 7, wherein the server device is provided to the server. 11. A user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives, among data received by the server device and connected to the server device through the network and stored and addressed to the information communication terminal. What is claimed is: 1. An information communication terminal configured to receive received data from a source of received data with priority and to receive the request, the request sending unit generating and transmitting an acquisition request for the received data addressed to the server device. An information communication terminal, comprising: receiving means for receiving the received data transmitted from the server device and addressed to itself. 12. A priority reception request transmission instructing means for instructing the server device to transmit a priority reception request requesting provision of reception data from the priority reception transmission source including a communication line connection request. Detecting that the provision of the reception data provided by the reception data providing means of the server device has been completed in response to the priority reception request, and disconnecting the communication line connected to the server device. Communication line disconnecting means, wherein the request sending means, when the transmission of the priority reception request is instructed through the priority reception request transmission instructing means,
The information communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein the terminal receives and generates the priority reception request including the connection request. 13. The information communication terminal according to claim 11, further comprising means for receiving notification of an incoming call from said server device and notifying said user of said incoming call. 14. A priority reception source information holding means for storing the priority reception source information, wherein the priority reception source information holding means is stored in the priority reception source information holding means together with the request to the server device according to a user's instruction. 12. The information communication terminal according to claim 11, wherein said preferential reception transmission source information is provided to said server device. 15. The network includes a network for a portable telephone terminal, and further includes wireless communication means for communicating through a wireless base station for the portable telephone terminal. Item 1
The information communication terminal according to claim 1, claim 12, claim 13, or claim 14. 16. An information communication method in which a server device and an information communication terminal are connected via a network, and the information communication terminal cooperates with the server device to receive information addressed to itself. Wherein the server device receives and stores received data addressed to the information communication terminal, and receives a request from the communication terminal among the received data stored in the received data storage unit. A receiving data providing step of giving priority to the received data from the source of the received data that the user of the information communication terminal preferentially receives and providing the received data to the information communication terminal, A request transmitting step of generating and transmitting a request for acquiring received data addressed to the server device to the server device; and Information communication method characterized by comprising a reception step of receiving the serial received data. 17. The server device stores, for each information communication terminal, priority reception source information, which is information on a source of reception data that a user of the information communication terminal desires to receive preferentially. In the receiving data providing step, the receiving data from the priority receiving source is preferentially provided to the information communication terminal based on the priority receiving source information stored in advance. The information communication method according to claim 16. 18. The information communication terminal according to claim 1, wherein said information communication terminal sends a priority reception request for requesting provision of reception data from said priority reception transmission source including a communication line connection request. A reception request sending instruction step, and detecting that the provision of the reception data from the priority reception transmission source provided by the reception data providing step of the server apparatus in response to the priority reception request has ended, and the server apparatus And a communication line disconnecting step of disconnecting the communication line connected to the information communication terminal. The request sending step of the information communication terminal is instructed to send the priority reception request through the priority reception request sending instruction step. 18. The information communication method according to claim 16, wherein the priority reception request including the connection request is generated and transmitted when the request is issued. 19. The server device, further comprising: an incoming notification step of notifying the information communication terminal that the reception data is received from the priority reception transmission source addressed to the information communication terminal, 19. The information communication method according to claim 16, wherein the information communication terminal includes a step of receiving the notification of the incoming call from the server device and notifying the user of the incoming call. . 20. The reception data providing step of the server device, wherein priority is given to reception data from the priority reception transmission source based on the priority reception transmission source information provided together with the request from the information communication terminal. The information communication terminal holds the priority reception source information, and provides the stored priority reception source information to the server device. 19. The information communication method according to claim 16, wherein the information communication method is provided.